India becomes associate member of International Energy Agency

Friday, March 31, 2017, 10:09 AM

India has joined the International Energy Agency as an associate member, a development that the IEA said makes the prestigious Paris-based body more relevant and reflects the country's move to the center stage of the global energy dialogue. Power, coal, renewable energy and mines minister Piyush Goyal, oil minister Dharmendra Pradhan and IEA executive director Fatih Birol announced India's entry into the Elite Group.